There is nothing for men or children aside from court-mandated counsellors for men or private psychiatrists.

One day, there will be more services available to female abuse survivors, Sandy Pitzel said at Friday’s community rally sendoff at city hall to the Walk of Hope.

The Prince Albert Community Clinic Co-operative Health Centre Communities Against Family Violence co-ordinator said that one day -- similar to what Alcoholics Anonymous has done for alcoholics -- abuse survivors will have more supports in place.

“It takes a lot of courage to reach out and make those changes and look for help when all that stigma is still out there,” she said.

“I hope that one day that I as well as other women can stand up and say, ‘I am a survivor. I was in a relationship for 11 years,’ and people could be applauding me and applauding other women.”